I am surprised the number of people donating via the trust but who are not GWWC members is so high. This 80% seems like a fertile source either of new members or a worrying statistic about the number of people who become aware of EA ideas but do not wish to change their behaviour to the extent of signing the pledge and I am not sure which
Hi Alasdair, The question of whether this group represents a good source of potential members is something we plan to look into in the New Year when we have increased our staff.
However, if it turns out this is not the case, I’m not sure that this should worry us. It could be for instance that they are simply a somewhat different demographic than most of our members meaning they’re less likely to feel able to commit 10%, but nevertheless have taken onboard and acted on ideas about charity effectiveness. In any case it seems to make sense that there would overall be more people willing to donate to top charities than there are people willing to sign the pledge, since this is a bigger ask.
Yep, and the GWWC Trust is the official way to donate to GiveDirectly from the UK right? That could account for some of the donors.
I likewise don’t think it’s worrying or surprising that many people who choose to donate to effective charities don’t give 10% of their income—like you say, that’s a pretty big ask.
I am surprised the number of people donating via the trust but who are not GWWC members is so high. This 80% seems like a fertile source either of new members or a worrying statistic about the number of people who become aware of EA ideas but do not wish to change their behaviour to the extent of signing the pledge and I am not sure which
Hi Alasdair, The question of whether this group represents a good source of potential members is something we plan to look into in the New Year when we have increased our staff.
However, if it turns out this is not the case, I’m not sure that this should worry us. It could be for instance that they are simply a somewhat different demographic than most of our members meaning they’re less likely to feel able to commit 10%, but nevertheless have taken onboard and acted on ideas about charity effectiveness. In any case it seems to make sense that there would overall be more people willing to donate to top charities than there are people willing to sign the pledge, since this is a bigger ask.
NB. I work at Giving What We Can :)
Yep, and the GWWC Trust is the official way to donate to GiveDirectly from the UK right? That could account for some of the donors.
I likewise don’t think it’s worrying or surprising that many people who choose to donate to effective charities don’t give 10% of their income—like you say, that’s a pretty big ask.